COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cleveland Clinic and Columbus Regional Health (CRH) have announced a program membership as the local hospital accepts the invitation to join Cleveland Clinic Connected.
Cleveland Clinic Connected provides members with access to this world-class healthcare institution’s wealth of knowledge to enhance patient experience and care, safety, and outcomes. The goal of the program is to build a global network of independent, like-minded, quality-focused organizations that have a positive impact on patient care around the world.
Cleveland Clinic approached Columbus Regional Health as a potential member, based on CRH’s high performance in quality and safety through publicly reported metrics, and extended official membership to join the program. CRH joins the program as one of two initial members in the United States and the only Indiana health system to participate.
As a Cleveland Clinic Connected member, CRH can accelerate the already great service line, program, and initiative work, amplify patient care and experience, and more robustly support its workforce members, providers, and physicians. CRH clinicians can access educational opportunities either at Cleveland Clinic or through distance learning, as well as best practices and protocols used at Cleveland Clinic locations worldwide. CRH physicians can also request input from Cleveland Clinic subspecialists regarding complex cases. In addition, CRH’s staff can access Cleveland Clinic’s continuous quality improvement and advisory services, education, and training including clinical observership programs.
“CRH shines when we are at the forefront of innovative, creative, and critical initiatives that affect our organization, the patients we care for, and the communities we serve,” said Jim Bickel, CEO of Columbus Regional Health. “The Cleveland Clinic Connected program provides a depth of resources and best practices in clinical and operational excellence. Pair that with the current culture, compassion, and clinical expertise of Columbus Regional Health, and you’ll have a healthcare program unmatched in the state of Indiana.”